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il TlKr Friday" July 24-1896 PartVTwo jj Pages 9-12 1 mm I 5 il COM STOCK GIVES THE LlE LAWYER YOC2VGS DCUAXUI EE. TR ACTIO AID GETS EXCITED. LI rely Joslloe la cram's Cenrt. Ui lilnnd CI(t-Cm ilwk Apologises -to the Cenrt Exaatlaalloa of Sneezers, Sheet Writers." and Other Racing; Geatry Cob tl a aed Detective Loi Thru Times and Wen Oaoe. Justice InjTa.ni of Long Island City had a busy day yesterday.

After disposing of the usual number of offenders charted with various he listened to the examination of. the second batch of defendants who wete g-athered Into Anthony Co Hillock's dragnet when the poolrooms of Long Island City were raided on July 8. It was a tiresome task, but' the Justice, wearing a comfortable, oft-bosomed negligee shirt, and with a smile of compassion for the contending counsel, sat through the four hours', ordeal without a murmur. He was even when -Anthony Comstock gave the lie to Mr. Youngs and Mr.

Youngs demanded a retraction and became excited. ir one should walk along the streets of Long Island City with Justice Ingram, as a reporter for Tbi New-York Times did yesterday during the noon recess of the court, he would notice that every other person greeted him with the salutation; "Hello. Jimmy!" Everybody knows him. and all who have seen him In court must admire his, apparent desire to act lm-psrtlally. Counsel for both sides agreed as to this, and even the alleged sheet writers." backers.

and blackboard men bad no objections to offer to his rulings. Long Island City has Its smells, and a number of them were In Justice Ingram's dingy little courtroom on Fifth Street when the cases were Mayor Gieason was not present. He had driven over the city early In the -morning to see If It was all there, and he told the reporter that nothing could keep him In town the rest of the day but a wedding at which be would be allowed to kiss the bride. Anthcny Comstock came into court on time with his" witnesses and with hie customary bundle of legal papers. District Attorney Noble was not far and he looked confident.

Ills hair was freshly clipped, and as he settled Into his chair beside Mr. Comstock he cast a scornful glance at the array of counsel for the defendants, and said he was ready. Before he had his hair cut, people said he was handsome, but now he presents a visiting card when he goes home. Outside the courtroom he Is' plain Dan. and ho Is engaged nowadays In demonstrating that he Is as, much at home at a firemen's tournament or a Hibernian picnic as he Is In the courtroom.

He 1 a candidate for re-election this Fall. The first case called was the people against James Brown. Henry Van Buren. Oeorge Myers, and William Smith, who are charged with having operated a poolroom at Greepolnt Avenue. Van Vechten, Youngs Mc Lelavan appeared for the defendants.

The Rev. Mr. Parks, the head of the Law and Order Society of Long Island City, was among the spectators, and when Justice Ingram ordered the courtroom cleared he pleaded with Mr. Youngs, who Is an old college friend; but he was obliged to go along with the time-worn sports and the regular hangers-on. Then Mr.

Youngs noticed that Corn-Stock was "still presiding within the precincts of the And he asked to have him removed. He objected toTtavtrtg the witnesses under the eye of Mr. Corn-stock, and further contended that this was not a case in which Mr. Comstock or the Society for the Suppression of Vice was the complainant, but the) people of the State of New-York, which was much larger than either. Mr.

Comstock maintained he was the complaining witness, and he remained. James House, the detective who secured the evidence, -was first called to the stand. He told of his visit to the poolroom in the rear of Michael Tune's saloon, at 60 Greenwich Avenue, on: the afternoon of June with his assistant. William F. Hennessy.

He toid of the arrangement of blackboards containing the names of horses to run at Latonla and St. Louis, and said there were between fifty and seventy-five persons in the room. Van Buren waa at the black- board, changing the- odds as they were called out by a man behind a modern partition. The witness had Just Identified Van Buren as one of the defendants when an exciting Incident occurred, and for a time It looked1' as though It would be necessary to take an adjournment to allow Mr. Comstock and Lawyer Youngs to settle an affair of honor.

Mr. Comstock was nodding assent to the manner in which District Attorney Noble was conducting the examination of the witness, and Mr. Youngs, who was w(c Ing every opportunity for an obleetlo'n. shouted: I object to Mr. Comstock winking end nodding to the That's a lie.

said Mr. Comstock. Do you mean that? shouted Lawyer Youngs. I do." Then I object to such language and de-: Jmand the protection of the Court. When I am deliberately lied about.

1 must protect myself." retorted Mr. Corn-stock. By this time Mr. Youngs was very red' In the face. and.

advancing toward Comstock in a threatening manner, be fairly yelled: I am a reputable lawyer at bar. and I will not submit to such language. I ask that Mr. Comstock be removed from the room unless he apologizes to me for this Insult." Mr. Comstock was net calm and undisturbed.

He was white with rage, but said: Stung by the falsehood. I. perhaps, said what I should not have said. I am willing apologise to the Court for my remark." The Court acknowledged that It had not heart the remark, but accepted the apology. While Mr.

Youngs said that he considered the apology worse than the Insult. Then the examination continued. The witness told how the results of a race at Latonla were announced, and how Dlj 1 I 1 1 Cynthy Ann Bowker's Strange Quest. By Frank W. Sage.

(Copyright, 1898. by the 1 STNOPS1S. Sol Adams is work tug la SSJrd" the tittle village of Portland, when the Cnlces fsst ssail runs off the track near by. 'Among the delayed passengers to a weu-4reeed mm along aad applies te Sol tor sU In seeur. a dinner.

Sol intimates that aks half-eaeter. Cynthy Ana Bowker. If eaanaged properly, will get eae for the stranger. Me etepe serosa to their hokae. and.

by discouraging the Idea or inner, aroasea Cynthy Anns Inteiee sndeO-etiaary. so that she begins preparations once. The gentleman eoaaes ta when eUnaer hi ready. d. la respof.se to gives his Brews.

As he la fWatshtng his dinner, the eos-ductor of the train appears st the window aad knaoeacea that another train la esoUng. leo resses the strange gentleman as "Governor, the latter bids hie hostess a hearty farewell aad gees to the train. PART. W. Did yon hear what that conductor called him.

Sol? He said Governor, didn't fce? Why. what ails you Sol had started on, dropping; hi knife ana lark, and stood aghast, racing wynwy people who held winning tickets went to a window in the partition and receiveJ money. He bought a ticket on Mattie Belle, and Kid $1 to the defendant, baif.li. Then be ught a three-horse combination, paying 1 to Smith, who marked down tee odds. 10 to 1, if the three horses ramd were winners In their races.

He aUo bought of Smith a ticket on a horse named Dulciana, for which the odds were a to Alter tne race he saw Brown, pay to tne winners. When Mri Youngs began his cross-examination, there was a long squaobie as to how the witness learned the names ot the defendants. He replied that he Ud learned them Xrou Mr. Comstock. Do you mean to say that these men walked up to Mr.

Comstock and deliberately told their names?" asked Mr. Youngs. I mean to say that Mr. Comstock deliberately went to them and a.ked their names." replied the witness, and everybody smiied. Who gave you the money to squander In this way?" was asked.

"That's a good wurd squander in this case." quietly remarked the Uiatrtct Attor- The witness replied tat he had received the money from Mr. Comstock. "Did you win?" asked Mr. Youngs. No.

Neither crack?" No." The witness told how he had retained the features of the employes of th room in hi mind, and was able to identify them on the day of the raid. He was asked why the telegraph operator had not been arrested, and he replied that be had not seen him commit an overt act. then. If Van Buren was only at the blackboard, what overt act did he commit?" queried Mr. Youngs.

He was working in a was the answer, and that was evidently what the District Attorney wanted him to say. Van Buren was placed on the stand to prove an alibi. He said he was in New-York ail day cn June -J. and to It under cross-examination. William F.

Holiness was called, and he Identified Van Buren as the one who was at tne board cn the day of the raid. Then Van Buren was recalled. He Acknowledged that he had been at SO Greenpoint Avenue previous to the raid, but refused to give a description of the room, under advice of bis counsel, on the grounds that it would tend to criminate him. The motion for his discharge was denied. This completed the evidence, ar.d the rase against Cariey Bee." Michael Blake.

Charles Aams. and Richard K. Kane was takn up. They were charged with running a poolroom at 7 Gale Street, in the rear of dale's saloon. William F.

Hennessy was the witness for the prosecution. He visited the place several times prior to July 1. and on each visit saw large crowds of men there. Adams waj at the blackboard. He heard a race called off from behind a partition and saw Biake standing alongside the cashier's window examining the tickets when the winners went up to collect.

He made a bet on a horse named Patrol, giving the money to Car-ley Bee." He never saw the money again. On July 1 be saw Kane in the room and overhearo a conversation between Kane and Patrick J. Murphy, the alleged owner ot the room. Kane said: "There's going to be trouble. I not It straight.

What are we going to Murphy replied: "Don't you worry. I've, got things fixed. If there is going to be any trouble. I'll know It in -time." On June 20, Hennessy played a three-horse combination, and It won. When he went to cash his ticket, some technicality was brought up.

and he received only Si. He protested, but the cashier told him he was lucky to get that. Mr. Comstock has the two-dollar bill, which Hennessy won. On the cross-examination there was a long wrangle about.

the means of identifying the defendants, but the wltne- said he had seen Cariey Bee." Blake, and Adams on several occasions in two different poolrooms, and could not be mistaken. Hennessy testified that Kane's name was over the door of the saloon, but that the tax certificate In the window was not in his name. However, he had seen Kane about the saloon, sometimes behind the bar serving drinks, and in every way acting as the proprietor of the place. However, Mr. Youngs moved for Kane's discharge on the ground that nothing had been Introduced to show that he was the proprietor of the place, or anything more than a bartender.

The District Attorney contended that It was not necessarv to show that Kane was the owner -of the place. that it was 'only necessary to show, that he was the occupant. Decision Was reserved until ThoTsdayvwhetl counsel win argue -for the discbarge of all the defendants; basing their arguments upon the legal questions presented. On the same date the examination of Thomas Brown. Michael Tuite.

and Patrick J. Murphy, the remaining defendants, now under arrest, will be held. FOR PAYINO CP-TOWS' STREETS. Aspbnlt Getting? Cheaper The Bids That Were Submitted. Public Works Commissioner Collls opened bids yesterday for the paving with asphalt and granite of sixteen up-town streets, the totals being 12.395 square yards of arphalt and CC73 square yards of granite block.

Gen. Collls says that the bids show that asphalt has cheapened, until It now approximates the lowest price It has ever reached. The bids were as follows, the figures being, respectively, for asphalt and granite: Barber Company. fcl and $350; California Asphalt Company. tES and 1300: Fruin Barr.

brick, (.15 and S330: Sicilian Company, $305 and 4.V; Warren. Scharp-A gJSS and S33U. The contract will be awarded next week. Mississippi Rtyer Improvements. Washington.

July 23. The annua! report of the Mississippi River Commission, which reached the War Department to-day. shows that the progressive general survey of the river during the year everd 101 square miles, extending along 73 miles of the main river in addition to a special low water survey below Vlcksburg. 274 roUee. The levee, dredging, and other work of Improvement baa continued steadily during the year along the same lines that bava been pursued for years past.

Identifier Sasnaer Detective Sergeants Cuff and McXaught of the District Attorney's office yesterday arrests i Per-rln II. Sumner, who waa Indicted last week on a of swindling Charles H. Goodwin ot Haverhill. out ot S2.1O0. The detectives learned that be waa In an office at 237 Broadway and arrested him there.

He wss arraigned before Recorder Goff, In Part L. General Sessions, and admitted to Si. 000 balL Be Is charged with Inducing Goodwin to buy worthless lands In New-Jersey. Bacheller Syndicate.) By Jickltyl Cynthy Ann Bowker. do you know who that man Is? It's Qov.

Brown! -Who's Gov. Brown, then?" A shade cf rising apprehension appeared In Cynthy Ann's tone. Who do yon reckon? Oaro L. Brown, the Governor of this 8tat! Sol bolted to the open door. -Fiddlesticks.

I don't believe It! Well, you needn't If yon don't want to. I knowed I'd seen that man before. Wasn't at the Inauguration, an didn't shake hands with him? Mighty strange I didn't recall hint. Til warrant he knowed who I all the while. Them politicians never forget a face.

Great Jtplter! Cynthy Ann Bowker. tne an yon has gone an done It this time. As If expressly te confirm SoTs declaration, shouts ot applause resounding from the direction taken hy the departed gnest i VIEWS OFMETL WORKERS WHAT A Jtt'MBEIl OF MSCHAXICS SAY OF THE SILVER QCESTIOX. Sosne af These Argue ia Fsysr of the White Metal, While Others Arc Firm 1st the Belief that Gold Alose Should Be the StaaOard Mow They View the Issue and the Res. aona They Give for Their Beliefs.

In Its Inquiries Into the attitude of work-ingmen on the silver question. Thx Nxw-jYork. Times yesterday took the views of the men In a number of metal-working 'establishments. In this Industry there is a stronger tendency in favor of silver than In the hat-manufacturing trade, which has already, been, W. H.

Ward, machinist, 46 Centre Street, sas content with the gold standard. He aid that a currency that was good enough for the wealthy classes was good enough for him. Hermann Hansen, a hrassworker, 103 Centre Street, did not think It made any difference to him whether he was paid in silver or gold. The workingmen were only looking for their money Saturday night, he declared, and for one he did not care what he got in. One side seemed to talk about as well, he thought, as other, and as far as the silver question was concerned he was unable to tell which was right.

On the whole, he expected to vote for McKtn-ley. A. Miller, brassworker, 108 Centre Street, was Influenced, he tald. by the consideration that If he went to Europe with SI. 000 In his -ocket It would make some difference whether It was In gold or silver.

He was aware that 1.000 In gold would buy more than the same amount In silver. August Ferrard. a machinist, 41 Centre Street, was in favor of Bryan because. In his opinion, he seemed to be the people's candidate, and in a question where the interests of the -people were opposed to those of monopolists, as they now appeared to be, he was in favor of the people's side, which was the side of silver. Peter McDonald, 41 Centre Street, favors silver because trade is very poor and he thinks the country needs a change.

Silver would make money more plenty and times would be better, he said. A machinist In the shop of, Mason Ranch. 44 Centre Street, who asked that his name be not printed, thought the critical point was whether one could buy a dollar's worth of goods with a silver dollar. If so, there would be no objection to It; If not. it would be different.

There was this Important distinction to be made between the silver dollar and- the greenback dollar, he said the greenback dollar was simply a promise to pay, 'while the silver dollar Is. or purports to be. payment itself. If a silver dollar never would be worth a gold dollar, and It looked as if it never would, what wo have to buy with silver will go up In price pro-rata. Otto Eiterlch.

gunsmith, '41 Centre Street, preferred the gold standard, and was opposed to sliver at any ratio or under any circumstance. He thought there was plenty of gold, and saw no "necessity for bimetallism. Gustav Franke. machinist. ,143 Centre Street, preferred silver to gold, and believed that-free -silver would, jnake in the and.

that the eat oouid not be prosperous without making times better for us here In the We could-not be prosperous In the East, he said, when times were bad in the West; and times will not improve in the West under the gold standard. Thomss Flynn. blacksmith. 43 Centre Sreet. was strongly in favor of free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1.

The condition of the country was steadily growing worse, he said, and silver would benefit the working people rather than gold, because there Is so much more of It- There were seven men in the came shop with Mr. Flvnn. all for free silver. Wllllaai Q. Walton, gunsmith, 41 Centre Street, objected to free coinage At 10 to 1.

but would favor It at some other ratio, per-haos by international agreement. Oeorge A. Barton, gunsmith. 41 Centre Street, said he would favor sliver as long as It was of equal value with gold. Frederick Burkman.

machinist. 43 'Centre Street, who has always been a IMmocra 19 in favor of sound -currency, and wlU vote for McKtnley ra.ier than eee free silver triumph. Patrick" Fennelly4 machinist, 43 Centre Street, is for silver. When, he declared, he sees the millionaires and monopolists all for gold, he knows it is not for his interest. They have got the ironworklng Industry down to the lowest level it ever reached, where." he said.

the condition of our wnrUmen is as bad as that of European workmen. Wages here In trades are as low as they are In England. They say that If we inflate our currency It wlil put us on a level with the South American republics, but I do not think so. having some knowledge of South America." Mr. Fen nelly said he had sailed between this country and Brazil as -engineer on a steamship a good many years, and had had opooi.unltlea to judge of the South American peoples, and In his Judsmeut the conditions and' the characteristics -of the people are so different that nothing -could reduce us to their level." John Ryant machinist.

4.1 Centre Street, said he would vote for Bryan next November. Free sliver would mak; money more plenty and make times better, he-declared. George W. machinist. 143 Centre Street, was sure that a new party was Neither the-Republican nor-the Democratic Party.

In his opinion, able to solve the questions now before the country, and his sympathies, therefore, were with the Populists. The silver question was merely a blind, anyway, he said, and there were much more important questions be- reached their ears, prompted by the piping voice of an urchin yelling vociferously: Three cheers fer Gov. Brown, that lives in the State House!" -There, didn't I tell you? said Sol. "The land alive! Cynthy Ann was I ever so plum -beat-In my born days! To think o' -me settln here so ca-am. In this old faded gown, an you loungln there on a cheer beside him.

eatln' as composed, without ary collar, an' sweatln' like a wash b'ller! What's a-goln to happen to. me an' you. Sol Adams? What sort account er ws goln to give ot ourselves?" Ann's voice was hU3ky with emotion. I say. you'd ought to run after him an urhsly beg his pardon, ef you're half a man." I ain't a-goln to do no seen a thing.

Cynthy Ann Bowker! Sol exclaimed, sturdily. "I say.lt was his part to a give his full title when he Introduced hlm-. self. Ef you feel as bad about It you kin write him a note. I ain't a-goln to make no move In the matter.

Ton know I'm about settled on makiii" that Kansas trip soon, to see Mlry's folks. I'm liable to start to-night. In fact. You've been, so central rey about goln with me; xnebbe this' II help you oecide. Kansas Is out Gov.

Brown's Jurisdiction. r- X. wouldn't mind near so much ef I hadn't hep csXla him 'Muter Brown -all the while." said Cynthy Ann, wiping her Ton didn't call him Mr. Brown," --I didn't?" No yon didn't: you called him Smith every time yon opened your month," Cynthy Ann threw her apron over her head and dropped despairingly Into a chair. Emotion seemed to have become paralysed In her.

7 A moat Important thing." he de- .1 is to get rid of the banks. An-keris to tP the foreign cap! tails ts from -i" r.ic,r Jr railways and draining gold There is not enough silver of money, and if free coinage resulted in the appearance of an excess-V'l amount of silver, a remedy would soon S7ip tlf. and the evil would be cured by the operations of natural law." J' machinist, 143 Centre Street, was opposed to free silver. All Eu-ronean nations had tried It, he said, and 'i' It. and until something changed his opinion he was opposed to it-, a Ali? Oertell.

machinist, 14.1 Centre hiIEvVr.W?f vf5VOr of the gold standard, believing rt to be a more substantial measure of value than stiver. phUlips, machinist. 143 Centre not frald of silver coinage. c.W.SSi?i!Iin5 to th experiment tri-d. Hillenbrand, machinist, 143 Centre I f1' wa" against free silver on account or, Character of the men who are advocating it- It is enough to discredit a cause PPrted by men like Tillman and Altgeld.

he declared. He did not see that n.y belter than wheat or iron. "What Is the use," he said, "of golnr around with a handful of silver dollars in your pocket worth only cents? When one went Into a foreign i country with It he would find himself euchred, it might make Paty. and wages would very likely be higher, but prices would go up in proportion, so who would be benefited?" OBJECTS TO THE EXA MIXAT10S. l-ateyer Baker's Letter to Dock Board Referrlcg Some City Work, The Dock Commissioners at their meeting yesterday received a letter from Seward Baker, a lawyer, who started the question as to whether the Bute had the right to dispose of riparian rights In the annexed district which were recently seized by the Commissioners ot Docks for the city.

The board had been authorized to create a searcher of water grants in the annexed district, and Corporation Counsel Scott recommended Mr. Baker as a well-posted man on the question. The Civil Service Board thought that a competitive examination was necessary, and so notified Mr. When Mr. Baker heard this he wrote to President O'Brien the letter read at yesterday's meeting, which contained this question: Is it supposed for one moment that a competent and experienced lawyer-will enter a competitive examination for the purpose of securing a retainer? He said that he had been practicing for twenty years, and did not propose to stand examination as to his professional learning.

The letter concluded with the statement that the timber secured by open competition would hardly be satisfactory to the city. Mr. Baker, it Is believed, will get the appointment, notwithstanding the objection of the Civil Sen-ice Board. The members of the board disagreed over the application of the Screw Dock Company for permission to repair its property at Pier 40 East River. President O'Brien is opposed to the Improvement of wharf property, which the city is trying to acquire, and so denied the request.

Commissioner Monks said that the recent rainstorm had washed away some of the bulkhead and that the repairs contemplated would not increase the value of the property. Commissioner Einstein thought so. too. The application was finally referred to the Corporation Counsel for settlement. A request was received from the Charities Department that the Board of Docks construct a pier on Hart's Island, for the use of the Manhattan State Hospital boat.

The commission decided that they could not do so unless the hospital authorities agreed to pay a fixed rental for Its use. MR. BKY1X IS 1 DISAPPOINTMENT. So Dr. Ells Jranlsgi Tells Woman's Bryan and Sevrall Ctab.

The Woman's Bryan and Sewall Campaign Club met In Senator Boyd's office, in The Times Building, yesterday afternoon. It was the second meeting of the club, which was organized July 16. There were twelve members pre-sant. Among them were Mr j. Henna, Mrs.

William Blakely, Mrs. M. C. Warren. Mrs.

Mary A. Mul'ln. the Misses Thompson, D. A- Nagle, Josephine Duhra. and Drs.

Ella A. Jennings. Ella V. Cameron. Clara Watson, and Carrie Brandenburg.

The officers are: President Dr. E. A. Jennings: First Vice President Mrs, Mary A. Mullin; Second Vice President Jdlss Josephine Luhrs; Secretary Dr.

Ella V. Cameron. Dr. Jennings made a speech on the present campaign. She said that parer was preferable to silver: money has no Intrinsic value; interest and that Bryan wa.i a disappointment.

She had hoped that an older and an abler man would be selected. She said that Lincoln had issued S75.uOO,om of greenbacks that had at par with gold. If he had issued 2.0)10,000.000 the country would have been saved from the catastrophe of late years. The next meeting of the club will be held July 30 at 4 o'clock In the afternoon, at the rooms of Dr. Jennings.

165 West Twenty-third Street. Mrs. Benton Barnes of Chicago has been invited to assist In the work of the club. Mao-tstrate Crane Before Grand Jary. City Magistrate Crane appeared before the Oiand Jury yesterday to tell what he knew about Lawrence E.

Storey, a keeper In the Tombs, whom ex-Warden Fallon of the Tombs has been trying to get Indicted. Storey was a witness in the Investigation that resulted la the removal of Fallon as Warden of the Tombs. When Btarey was appointed keeper he awore that he had never been convicted of crime. Ex-Warden Fallon claimed to have discovered evidence that eHorey committed perjury when he so swore Twice the Grand Jury considered the rase, but found no Indictment. Magistrate Crane waa one of the men who recommended Storey for appointment aa keeper, ar.d he wss cslled to tell what he knew about htm.

After considering all the evidence, the Gran Jury ma-missed the complaint for the third time. xn' you said some dlsreapec'ful remarks about politics." -Sol reminded her. with a gleam cf mirth. "I know I did, but that wasn't half as bad tiycur arsettln there, eatln like a harvest hand, an that without beta Invited. An you never rix up.

her hardly stopped Mi in sit, MuY 'm I mm mm 1 -Tf m-- 9 -MA --os Cyathy Ann Sat In Her Pnrlor Hand. eatln. "when be shook" hands, en goto "Ton sent him two cookies, like as ef he'd been a seven-year-old." Sol tetorted. What ef I did? -It was yon gave tn to Thank goodness they was emsted with sy host granulated sugar, an not with Willi ifil' Ml iHf WAS CKOSS BLACKMAILED nncoKLVs merchaxt says he PAID MRS. ROBERTS Has Her and Her Hashaad Arrested Oa a.

Charge ot Coasplraey Al-' lea-ea that They Pmlased OS Him the Woasan's Xephew aa His Soa Mrs. Roberts's Coaasel Saya the Charge of Coasplraey Is mm -Attempt to "JJqaelrk Their Case. Suit was Instituted several weeks ago In the Supreme Court, against ex-Park Commissioner Marvin Cross, a lumber merchant of Brooklyn, to compel him to pay for the support and maintenance of a thlrteen-jtear-old boy. of whom, it is asserted, he Is the father. Publication of the ult caused considerable stir In social circles in the Eastern District.

Mrs. Frank Roberts, who says she Is the mother of the boy. Is the person who began the suit against Mr. Cross. At.

the time she lived in South Oxford Street, near De Kalb Avenue, but she leffc the house as soon as the case went Into court. Her husband, a- ho Is supposed to be a theatrical manager, lived with her. Mru Cross declared that the woman was blackmailing him. and said that he had paid her almost $20,000, and vow resolved not to pay any more. There was a new turn in the case yesterday when Mrs.

Roberts and her husband, George Roberts, were arrested in Mount Vernon by an attach of the Brooklyn District Attorney's office, and were taken before Justice Walsh. In the Butler Street Police Court, where." they were charged with conspiracy. Mr. Cross now alleges that the' two have tried to palm off the child on him. but that he has received information which proves that the boy is not the child of Roberts, but is her nephew.

James W. Rldg-way, the counsel for Mr. Cross, that begged Gen. Horatio C. King not to take the case into court, as it.

was a case of blackmailing, but the General to take his advice. According to the affidavit upon which the warrant was issued and upon which the two persons were arrested, the real. name of the child Is Charles Orvle Town send and his mother was Orvette Louise Townsend. who died eleven days after his birth, on Feb. 10.

1883. Dr. Brlggs. now of Hancock Street, was present at the birth of the boy. The child's father was William Townsend.

and Mrs, Roberts was Mr. Townsend's sister. Mrs. Roberts, who was at that time Miss Townsend. it Is alleged, lived wtth the parents of the boy.

and when the child's mother died his aunt took care of him. Mrs. Margaret Schul and her husband, William Schul, the grandparents of the boy, live at 1SS Broadway. Brooklyn. There are other relatives of the boy living in Brooklyn.

Some time after Mrs. Townsend's death her husband married again, and he died about two years ago. His widow, the stepmother' of the boy, is now living In the Eastern District. Mr. Rldgway asked that, the couple be placed under heavy bonds, as he did n-t think they would ever appear -again II al-lewed to go under smafc "Thi3 to infm.Mi.

rageous fraud ever- practiced upon a re-spectable eald Mr, Kidgway. Thet said Gen. King. are Improper. The notoriety of this case has all been caused by- the -opposite side.

It seems Impossible that a' woman only seventeen years old. as Mrs. Roberts was at the time of the -birth of this child, should 'have had the audacity and courage to perpetrate Euch a monstrous, crime as is charged by these cock-and-bull The affidavit Is unsigned, save by Mr. Cross, who is a defendant In an action brought by this weman." Walsh placed ball at Z00 In each case. The prisoners were taken lo Raymond Street Jail, and about an hour later succeeded in being liberated on bail, but the Jail officials oouid not tsil who (he bondsmen were.

Mr. Cross charges Roberts with sending him a threatening letter-In connection with the case. In speaking of the case subsequently Gen. King said: This 13 simply a counter charge brought by Mr. Cros and hi- helper, Ridgway.

to endeavor to squelch our case. They have a lot of cock-and-bull stories put together In an aflllavit. signed by the deponent hlm-rjlf. The fact remains, however, that Mr. Cross has.

to all intents and purposes, acknowledged the child by supporting him for the last fourteen years. He never thought of objecting until be met Mr. RUs-way. and now he thinks he will fight the case. If tils child was not born of this woman It Is a most remarkable case of criminality, for- she was but a girt when she is charged with having substituted her own brother's child.

We will have lots to say when the time comes." Examination for Inspectors To-day. Chief Conlln sent cut crder yesterday afternoon to the effect that the examination ot Police Captains for Inspectorships would be held this morning at 10 clock at Police Headquarters. Th Captaius who hr.ve signified their Intention of entering are Acting Inspectors KrooVa. McCuilagh. Thompeon.

O'Keefe. and Harley. and Capts. Donald Grant, Klixhner. O'Brien.

Chapman. Allaire. Cross, Dean. Haughey. Sheeban.

Smith, Groo. Young, and Vredenburgb. Fonrth-Clnas Postmnsters. Washington, 3ur. 23.

The following murth-clasa Postmasters were appointed to-day: For New-York offices. A. D. Cha telle. Eastwood; C.

B. Bolton, Burlington: A. Cterk. Kent; K. L' Seymour.

Mareellua Fails; Mrs. Susan Portar, Thr River Point. brown. An' he et one. fer I watched him.

I ain't ashamed them cookies. This Is too solemn a caze fer quarrelln'. Sol Adams; we've got to think' up what's best to do to clear ourselves. After further corference the case seemed to -assume. If anything.

more desperate -1 don't care! Cynthy Ann at last cried, defiantly. there's things to be said cn the other side. I've got my opinion cf any-J body that'll set a poor woman to stearin' over a hot stove an hour an more, an then run off after he's et bis Cn. without cSeria a cent pay." -Why. he didn't, either; I plum forgot to teli you.

Here." Sol produced two silver half dollars, and pun them across the table toward her. Ton see. I made him pay tn advance," Tou did! Sot Adams. did give yon credit fer havtn some sense. What possessed yon to do that? What did yon say to Why well er I told him you was the leas cnlte jublous about his looks." Cynthy Ann gasped spasmodically, then rose from her chair and dropped upon the lounge, where she sat tor three minutes with parted lips, and eyes fixed stonily on a distant church steeple, a picture of wee unutterable.

Sol carefully wiped away a drop ot gravy on his sleeve. Hs had an air cf having resolutely set aside, for a moment, the pressure of overwhelming tribulation. All unbidden, as It seemed, a gleam of mirth slowly overspread his countenance. We come nigh forgettta' sheet your sending him word haw you wouldn't he drove fer the President himself, Cynthy Ann." he suggested, with an air cf Impartially arranging the worst features of their offense, and having It over with. SE3AT0R KlIXES'S SOS XAEHIXD.

Miss Xathalla Caldottt of Cklcago Becomes His Wife la Jersey City. There was a rumor yesterday that Charles Raines, son cf Senator Raines, had eloped with a Brooklyn heiress and married her in Jersey City. The facts are that he married Miss Nathalla Ouidottl of Chicago quietly In Jersey City on Monday. She Is the daughter of G. Guldotti.

the manager Of a large iron business In Mr. Raines lives In Jefferson Avenue. Brooklyn, tn which city his bride has been visiting friends. They became engaged soon after they met there. Mr.

Raines la connected with the Fidelity and Deposit Company ot Maryland, which has offices at 1 Madison Avenue and S3 Wan Street, and of which Frank Piatt, son of Thomas Piatt, manager. He was found yesterday In the County House, and blushed as he denied that he had eloped with a Brooklyn heiress. Speaking cf his engagement and marriage, Mr. Raines said: There was no secrecy about the engagement or marriage. My father and friends knew of the engagement, and so did Mr.

Guldotti. The reason that we did not have a public wedding was that my father was In Albany, and my wife's father was in Chicago. I do not know any clergyman. In Brooklyn, as I do not belong to any church and seldom go to one; but when I first came to New-York, about eight years ago; 1 boarded for a time In Jersey City, and went to the Trinity Baptist Church there, of which the Rev. R.

H. Johnson is pastor. So wo concluded to go to him aad get' married. We went to Jersey City Monday afternoon, accompanied by Paul Stoeckel, a relative -of Stoeckel of New-Haven. Mr.

Stoeckel live In Jerrey City. We were married very and Mr. Stoeckel and a lady who was in the clergyman's bouse were the We took the. day boat for Albany Tuesday morning, and when we reached that city we called on my father. He was very glad to see us, and gave u.

his blessing." Mr. Raines came to this city eight years ago. when he was nineteen years old. and was engaged with the Fidelity and Casualty Company. He remained with that company for six years, and then became associated wtth Mr.

Piatt's son In the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland. HE WAS THE JETTELST THIEF. Former Employe of tone Brothers Confesses to Stealing; Goods. Adolph Hermansohn of 03 Eighth Street was arrested on Wednesday, charged with stealing jewelry from Stone Brothers, CIS Broadway. He waa employed by the.

firm five years ago and worked for It three years, when he was discharged for some irregularities. Since then, articles of jewelry have frequently been missed, but suspicion never rested on Hermansohn. Hermansohn frequently had called at the store, ostensibly to see some of the clerks. He was seen going Into the cellar on Thursday of last week. At closing time he was found hiding behiad some boxes.

He waa told to get out aad not to visit the store again. I Mr. Stone then! suspected that Hermansohn might know something about the disappearance of some of the jewelry, and notified Capt. O'Brien of the Detective Bureau. The Captain detailed two detectives to watch Hermansohn.

and they reported that, although out of work, he spent money lavishly and was flashily covered with diamond rings and scarf pins. After returning from the races Wednesday evening. Hermansohn was arrested and his room waa searched. Over $500 worth or jewelry was found there, and he had fifteen pawntickets with. -him, which represented much more.

Whrttt-arraiawed. ia -Jefft'i sou Mars. CP fLM lice Court yesterday. Hermansohn confessed an 1 said lv had been his habit to hide In the cellar of Stone Brothers' store-until every one went home, and then help1 himself to jewelry. Magistrate Deuel held him for trial in "00 bail.

Hermansohn Is twenty-three years old. unmarried, and. It is said. he comes of a highly respected family living In the upper part of the city. JUMPED FE0M THE F0UBTU FLO 0B.

Herman Seeliz, Who Was Insaaa, Broke Away from His Rant. Herman Seelix of 2C4 Bowery leaped from a window at 220 Kast Thirtieth Street yesterday while suffering from Insanity. The man was taken to Bellevue Hospital Tuesday for examination as to his sanity. He was pronounced insane by the experts. His relatives- called at the hospital yesterday morning and had Seellg removed In their custody on the understanding that tbev would send him to Bloomlngdale Asylum.

He was taken from the hospital to the home of George Lewald. a relative, who lives on the fourth floor of 330 East Thirtieth Street. A trained nurse was engaged to watch him until he could be removed to the asylum. The nurse was watching him In the kitchen about '1 o'clock, when he suddenly became violent, and tried to get away. The nurse tried to hold him.

but the erased man hit him on the hand and made him release his grasp. He then ran into the front room and flung himself out of an open window, landing In the area. He was picked up and carried Into the hallway of the house, where he was cared for until an ambulance arrived from Bellevue Horpltal. It was found that he had sustained concussion of the brain and a severe scalp wound. He was taken to the hospital and placed In the orison ward.

It Is believed that he will recover from his Injuries. fsaaraaf lalagr Aalns Smallpox. Washixctox. July Secretary Herbert has ordered Capt. jCrowninshield ef the Maine to cooperate with the local authorities at 'Key West In enforcing the emallpox quarantine regulations.

In compliance with the request of Gov. Mitchell of Florida. The Maine will prevent the Ingress or egress of all Infected vessels until relieved, by the alontgomery, which has been ordered to leave Tompklnsville. a. within forty-eight hours for hLay West.

Owdacious scand'lous affair. Don't see no possible way o' patchln It up. Reckon you'd better take the Kansas trip with me. De sprit bad. scrape.

I'm goln up stairs to pack my gripsack. At noon the next day Cynthy sat behind the shelters la her parlor, pen-in hand, arduously composing a letter, ft r-Tr "1 i Then She Opened All the hatters. was an unfamiliar task, and her progress was slow. Her eyes were leaden: she had slept little the sight before. There came frequent knocks at the locked doors.

Curiosity to know just how she had entertained her distinguish! sruest was not sail tried with Sol Adams's minutest rehearsal of particulars. Women eoaxed through keyholes; children wantonly rattled the abutters. Cynthy Ana gave not the slightest heed to aither. Even hot Adams, returning Sr I cm I iifii Mill A WIFE'S TALE OF WOE FIFTEE.w YEARS OLJ9.J MARRIKD Jk WEEK. HCSBAHD COXE.

4- Magistrate Slmma Contmlta Her to the Gerry Society's Care and Later tne Hashaad Appears asa Says Hover Deserted UIs Tesai Bride All May Be Wei To-day Be it saaace In Story, Too, for Marriage Is Followed Steoene from Drewslsg. i Mrs. Bells Joyce, fifteen years old, appeared la TorkvUle Police jCourt yesterday -morning and told Magistrate Simms she believed her husband had deserted her. She was committed to the car of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children until July. SO.

In order toJglvs the police time to find her husband. airs. Joyce said she was inerrled July It at Los Angeles, CaL, to Noah G. D. Joyce, a young butcher, formerly fef this city.

He rescued her from drowning while bathing at Los fell In lov with her. and with her parents' consent! married her. borrowed S30O from her mother and brought her to New-York, where they arrived Monday afternoon. They went' to the Sherman Hotel. In East Forty-second Street, one night, and the next morning moved into apartments at C33 Third; Avenue.

The am afternoon her husband went sway, saying he was going to Genesee County, where his grandfather lives, to get some He left her onlj 73 cents, and when that was spent she had no money foe a meal, and had had no i breakfast. On examining her husband's trunks, she said, she found letters addressed to him by several women, one of. whom called herself his wife. and. Mrs.

Joyce feared she has been deceived, the was more certain of this when she failed tq hear from her husband. 't Magistrate Simms promised Mrs. Joyce to do ail hs could for her. and directed that every means be taken to rmd her husband. A -man about- twenty-three years old entered the East Thirty-fifth Street Police Station about 6 o'clock lust evening, and announced that he was Noah O.

D. Joyce, and wanted to find his wife. "My landlord. Philip Noonan." he said. has Just Informed me that my wife: it tn the care of the Gerry society." He was questioned about bis dlsap pearance.

1 4. I didn't disappear or irun. 5 he said. Indignantly. I told-my wife I was folng to Connecticut, and Mr.

00 nan knew was going there, for I questioned him about boats and trains. I wanted to go to fiartrora to see -a men a xrom wnom a hoped to get some money and perhaps employment. I had barely enough to pay my tare there and back. When 1 mot to Hartford I discovered that I had lost my money on the train, and ft took a day to find It, I got It ail back, My friend had gone to New-London, so to-day I started back, for I hadn't enough money to -go to New-London. I had nothing to eat all day Wednesday.

When X- arrived at my rooms my landlord began to lecture me for deserting my wife, and Seemed to take a good deal of pride in the pert be had played in getting her committed to the care of the Gerry society. He said she would have starved, but It didn't occur to him that ho might have let her have a meal or two." 3 Mr. Joyce said that the letters which Toad excited his wife's apprehensions were from old sweethearts, whom he bod long ago given uA jilts, tivj -a before aba married htm and. had no reason to fear anything on their account. He was taken to the rooms of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, where his statement wss redueod to writing, ana hs was tmiii 1 twlel ttt -sp-pesjr-'in" -Torsrviiie Polios Court this morning so claim his 1 He was not allowed to see her last but Bho was informed of his return.

I Joyce says he hopes to employment In Harlem. He is a native ot this city and went West ia year ago C0NTICTS AND THIIBIwITES PAET. Wagoaer's Bride Breaks lata Tears Wilson's White Ue Sad. Jacob F. Wagoner, who was married to Hilda Baurngarten of 313 East Fourth Street in.

jthe Tombs on Wednesday, three hours -after being sentenced by; Recorder Goff. to Imprisonment for three i years and nine months In Bute prison tor burglary, waa taken to Sing Sing yesterday afternoon. His bride was permitted to talk wtth him an hour before his departure. She bore herself bravely until the time for start rod cunt, when she broke Into tears and appeared to be 'Inconsolable. She was schoolmate of Wagoner in Elngen-on-the-Rhine.

and as boy and girl; they became engaged. i i When Wagoner said" farewell to his bride, Harry Wilson, a repuiatve-rooktng negro, said good-bye to his wlfe who Is a pretty and stylish white girl, fche was former! one of the leading saleswomen In a Third Avenue dry goods store. 3he seemed much attached to her colored husband, and him dally. He was sentenced to twelve yeters In prison for a diamond robbery. Charles 0NeU, who was sentenced to Imprisonment two years i and six months for assault, was sent-with the two men.

He had neither sweetheart noy wife to bid bin. good-bye. 11 1 1 Fire 'Aboard the trhlp Elliot. The' British steamship CSenlolg. which arrived yesterday rooming front reported that so when twenty miles soutb-aoutbweot of South Shoal at-ight Vessel, she spoke the little steamship Kllkrt.

of Charlotte- town. Prince Edward Wland. Capt. McDonald' of the EUlot said he was tnd from Phiiadel'. phi for Haltfaa.

K. H. That moraine' a fire' had started tn the bankers asd had extended Us ta mala hold. Its progress had been checked, however, aad the Captain) believed he had suo- -ceeded la getting It undeif control. Mo assistance was desired.

The formerly traded between thla port and Bermuda. The Olea- lotg brought a quanusy of -smokeless powder. Sbe anchored tn Uravssend-- stay, where the powder wlU be discharged ioto a lighter. promptly at the stroke of 2 for his dinner, pommeled vainly at the kitchen door. An hour later he returned and called efretfully though a shutter: What ails you, Cynthy.

Ann. are you deaf? Titmrw In, say. I've got a letter, fer I' Cynthy Ann rose' at that and peered through the slats. "Hand It in." she said, laconically. "No.

1 don't." Sol replied, masterfully; your re goln' to let me in before you git your hands on it-. It's got an official envelope, an' concerns me. too. 1 don't make a doubt. I'll list read It fer you." At this threatening intimation Cynthy Ana cautiously opened half the shutter, and bol.

clutching the letter guardedly, climbed In. Then he gave her the letter. "There's somethin' stiff Inside," be salts, aa she snipped an end off -the envelope wtth her shears, in a moment toe had removed photograph, and -the tetter. This she read several times cvr; then, without a word, handed it to Sol. while she examined the photograph.

Sol read eagerly: Statb House, aoir is. is. My Dear Miss Bowksv: Astow me more ex-pre ly te tbaan yea for year hospitality te a stranger tn distress yaanrday. and to aaologlie for waat new seems to n- a disadvantage I teek ot yew and ef sir. Ads was Is sot reveaUag ssy Identity, watch asast su been sonde you by this time.

1 bad as rateatioa ef having my Utile Joke at the expense ef either ef you. As a token ef regard and friendship please eceept ancles sd photograph of Mrs. Brows, the chlioxva. aad my self Very faithfully yowrs. OZ-JiG EHUWK.

Cynthy Ann deliberately pinned the cpesj letter and the phonograph In a conspicuous place upon, the parlor wail. Then she opened ail the Sautters nd unbolted the I reckon we might as well let the neighbors In, bol." ghe suggested, dreamy. -They've been so press all the forenoon. I ain't latendbV to be mean." TBI UK, Children Cry for PltClZZZ'QCZLZtZZlZj.